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15 Cards in this Set
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Ventral Body Cavity
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located near anterior surface of the body. It's 2 subdivisions are the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.
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Oblique Planes
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pass through the body at an angle
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Frontal/Coronal Plane
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passes vertically through body or argans and produces anterior and posterior sections
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Transverse Planes
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passes HORIZONTALLY through the body and produces superior and inferior sections
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Midsaggital Plane
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passes vertically through the midlines and divides the body into equal right and left halves
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Parasaggital Planes
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plane divides the body into UNEQUAL right and left portions
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Saggital Planes
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pass VERTICALLY through the body or organs and divide them into left and right sections
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ANTERIOR
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closer to front of body
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POSTERIOR
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closer to back of body
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SUPERIOR
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above
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INFERIOR
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below
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INTERMEDIATE
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between 2 structures
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IPSILATERAL
vs. CONTRALATERAL |
on same side of body
on opposing sides of body |
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PROXIMAL
vs. DISTAL |
nearer to point of attachment of limb to trunk
vs. farther from point of attachment of limb to trunk |
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SUPERFICIAL
vs. DEEP |
closer to surface of body
vs. farther from surface of body |
